Chapter 36 triumphantly swept away Li Chengyi.

Lin Yanshu's cheeks flushed as she listened, and her ears felt itchy. Before Li Chengyi could finish speaking, Lin Yanshu pushed him aside.

He watched Lin Yanshu panting shyly, then chuckled and said with a sneer:

"What happened to Yan Shu?"

Lin Yanshu touched her flushed cheeks and said, "It's hot."

"The charcoal stove is burning too brightly."

Li Chengyi teased Lin Yanshu playfully, "But why am I not hot at all? Is Yanshu feeling guilty?"

Why should she feel guilty? She didn't steal anything. Li Chengyi is talking nonsense.

Lin Yanshu pouted her red lips in dissatisfaction: "I'm not guilty at all, it must be you, A-Zhao, who's too guilty!"

Li Chengyi was so angry with Lin Yanshu that he tapped her forehead with his knuckles. Lin Yanshu turned her head to look at him.

Li Chengyi was seen casually leaning on the desk with one hand, while the other hand was raised in mid-air and tapping himself. His movements were so relaxed that his collar was disheveled.

With a single glance, Lin Yanshu could scan Li Chengyi's chest and even further inside, and for some reason, Lin Yanshu felt a strange... indescribable feeling towards Li Chengyi's body, which she usually saw.

Her gaze lingered on Lee Seung-ik's half-open collar for a few more seconds. She licked her dry lips and came to a conclusion:

Lee Seung-ik is so improper!

Li Chengyi had no idea what Lin Yanshu was thinking, but he noticed Lin Yanshu's gaze. He was somewhat smug, knowing that his move had worked.

He changed his posture to better showcase himself.

"I am not lying."

"A foreign delegation will be visiting in a few days. I might be busy then and won't have time to see you."

Lin Yanshu lowered her head somewhat dejectedly and asked, "Then can I come to see you?"

Li Chengyi took his token from his waist and stuffed it into Lin Yanshu's hand: "Okay. Take this, and you can come to see me whenever you want."

"May I also go and see these messengers?"

Li Chengyi smiled and nodded: "With me here, everything is fine."

Lin Yanshu's disappointment vanished, and that very night she dreamt of Li Chengyi.

In her dream, Li Chengyi, dressed in a deep V-neck white undergarment, gazed at her tenderly without saying a word.

Lin Yanshu felt hot and swallowed, looking at him: "Ah Zhao, why aren't you saying anything?"

Li Chengyi did not answer her question, but slowly walked to her bedside and stared at Lin Yanshu.

Lin Yanshu looked up, wondering what Li Chengyi was going to do.

"what are you up to?"

Li Chengyi remained silent, grabbing Lin Yanshu's wrist. Gently and slowly, he pulled her hand to his chest, exploring deeper inside.

Lin Yanshu stared in shock, her red lips slightly parted, her heart pounding as she felt the rough texture under her hands.

She touched... Li Chengyi's wound, which had left her bite marks. She inexplicably scratched the wound with the tip of her fingernail.

In his dream, Li Chengyi's brows furrowed slightly, his eyelashes fluttered, and tears welled in his eyes from the pain. He looked at Lin Yanshu with a pitiful expression and said plaintively:

"pain."

Lin Yanshu then realized what she had just done. Her face turned bright red, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

Seeing her like this, Li Chengyi chuckled mischievously and leaned closer. Lin Yanshu watched as he got closer and closer, and if she raised her head even slightly, she could touch the tip of Li Chengyi's nose.

Not only that, Li Chengyi's hands were also busy, continuing to pull Lin Yanshu along.

Lin Yanshu panicked and tried to back away, but Li Chengyi blocked her against the bed railing. She looked at Li Chengyi pitifully:

"Why... are you holding onto me like that?"

"It's not that I'm dragging you down, it's that you've been holding onto me the whole time, Yanshu."

Lin Yanshu looked down and saw that Li Chengyi had already pulled his hand away, but she was still tightly gripping Li Chengyi's chest, feeling the warm, soft muscles.

Lin Yanshu's brain was about to shut down; she couldn't process it at all. So... she was the one who had been the one taking the initiative and holding onto A-Zhao the whole time?

Lin Yanshu was filled with shame and indignation. How could this be? How could she do such a thing? But the pleasant touch of her hands made her somewhat distracted.

There must be a reason she did this; it must be because Li Chengyi didn't dress properly during the day, causing her to overthink. Yes, it's all because of his indecent behavior. Lin Yanshu found a reason for her dream.

She squeezed her hand; the texture... was nice.

Li Chengyi hissed as she pinched him, and glared at her angrily: "Why is Yan Shu playing with it now?"

"I want to play too."

What to play?

Lin Yanshu looked up at him and saw Li Chengyi playfully leaning close to her face, staring at her lips, staring and staring, before lowering his eyes and bringing them close to his mouth.

Lin Yanshu realized that Li Chengyi wanted to kiss her.

How... is that possible!

Just as Li Chengyi approached, Lin Yanshu called out urgently:

"Ah Zhao, no! You can't..."

Before she could refuse, Li Chengyi kissed her deeply…

Lin Yanshu didn't have a chance to savor the experience; she was startled awake from her dream.

She touched her lips, still shaken, her mind filled with the scene of Li Chengyi kissing her in her dream.

What's wrong with her? Lin Yanshu quickly got out of bed and drank several mouthfuls of water, but her mouth still felt dry.

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Having not slept all night, Lin Yanshu went out with dark circles under his eyes and ran into Li Chengyi, who was returning from court. The court had discussed the visit of a foreign delegation that day, and the delegation would arrive in the capital tomorrow. He had been assigned to receive them.

Li Chengyi immediately noticed Lin Yanshu's listlessness. He pinched her cheek, leaned down, and asked:

Why does Yan Shu look so haggard?

Lin Yanshu was startled by Li Chengyi; she now felt somewhat traumatized by his touch.

She needs to stay away from Li Chengyi!

Lin Yanshu frowned, displeased, and pushed his hand away, saying sullenly, "I didn't sleep well."

"Why?"

He even asked why? It's all his fault for not dressing properly and not being serious.

Lin Yanshu glared at him: "You still ask why? If I hadn't dreamed about you last night, I wouldn't have been unable to sleep."

Li Chengyi became interested upon hearing this. Lin Yanshu dreamed of him? What did he dream of?

He asked excitedly, "What was I doing in Yanshu's dream?"

Lin Yanshu couldn't bring herself to say it. She glared at him angrily, then looked away and muttered under her breath, "Doing bad things."

Li Chengyi didn't hear clearly: "What is Yan Shu saying?"

Lin Yanshu looked up and said loudly, "You were bullying people in your dream, and you got beaten up, okay?"

Li Chengyi never expected Lin Yanshu to suddenly get angry. Lin Yanshu ignored him and angrily turned and left.

Li Chengyi then realized that he might have "bullied" Lin Yanshu in his dream, which would have kept her awake all night. A bold idea sprouted in his mind:

Perhaps... Lin Yanshu has begun to have different feelings for her.

Thinking this, Li Chengyi's lips curled into a smile.

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In order to welcome the foreign delegation, Li Chengyi did not have time to ask Lin Yanshu again, and he set off from the mansion before dawn.

This time, the delegation was received by him and his son-in-law, Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was waiting at the city gate early, and Li Chengyi looked at him coldly. He didn't have a good impression of Xiao Chen.

A corrupt and greedy prince consort has no redeeming qualities other than flattery.

"Your Highness is well. If Your Highness is tired, I will stay here and keep watch over you."

Li Chengyi glanced at him but ignored him as the foreign carriage drove in.

A man and a woman, dressed in unusual attire, stepped out of the car. With each step they took, the silver ornaments on their bodies jingled. Xiao Chen found the noise annoying, but his expression remained unchanged as he greeted the delegation with a smile.

The man was the visiting prince, and the woman skipping and jumping beside him was probably the princess mentioned in the letter.

Mo Duosi looked at Li Chengyi. It wasn't that she was infatuated, but this man was simply too eye-catching. Even in his dark-colored casual clothes, he managed to exude an air of noble elegance, as if he were a banished immortal. The young men of the Central Plains were indeed quite unique.

Mo Duosi looked at Li Chengyi with appreciation, then tugged at her brother's sleeve and said in Xinjiang language:

"Brother, this person is really good-looking."

Morangzhuo looked helplessly at Mordosmei; his sister was truly audacious.

"This is the Crown Prince! He's not like the men in your harem. Don't cause any trouble."

Mo Duosi glanced slyly at Li Chengyi. So he was the Crown Prince. What a pity. Their Dayong was different from their Yijiang. In their Yijiang, women held power, and a single wife could have countless men guarding her harem.

No matter how handsome the prince is, he cannot go to the barbarian frontier with her.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Li Chengyi arranged for them to stay at the embassy and meet the emperor the next day.

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At the banquet, Mo Duosi Mei drank and chatted with everyone present, downing several cups of wine.

Even so, she did not forget the important matter. She rose, bowed to His Majesty, and said:

"Your Majesty, in addition to discussing peace between our two countries, our Yijiang also wishes to establish a kinship alliance with Dayong to jointly create peace between our two nations."

The emperor glanced at the princess before him. It wasn't a bad idea to arrange a marriage for his crown prince with a princess from a foreign tribe. However, he was somewhat unsure how to handle the crown prince's temperament.

Recently, I've heard rumors circulating that the Crown Prince has fallen for a commoner woman, and if that's the case, he might not want to marry a princess from another tribe.

The emperor smiled and said, "The princess is quite right. However, since the delegation has just arrived in the capital, why not let them experience the customs and culture of our Great Yong before discussing state affairs?"

"Zhao'er, take the princess and the others on a good tour of the capital these next few days."

Li Chengyi accepted the order.

What the emperor didn't know was that the real bride was not Princess Mordosmei, but her brother Morangzhuo.

After the banquet ended and night fell, Li Chengyi left the palace and returned to his residence. The next morning, he got up to go to the embassy.

Lin Yanshu had already been peeking over from his doorway. She had heard Huo Zheng say yesterday that his prince was going to be a guide for foreign envoys today.

Lin Yanshu had little experience dealing with people from other races, and she was very curious.

She smiled brightly when she saw Li Chengyi come out, and rushed to him:

"Is Ah Zhao also receiving a delegation today?"

"I want to go."

Li Chengyi listened to Lin Yanshu's coquettish tone, which lingered in his ear.

"I understand. You will stay by my side from now on."

"Don't run around."

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Author's Note: Please add my next pre-order novel, "The Rough Man Married a Delicate Young Lady," to your favorites! [Hugs][Hugs] It's a completely rough man and a rich young lady couple, a wolf-and-rabbit pairing. [Pleading]